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Given the weaponization of difference in politics, education, and
social media today, the need to understand and fight prejudice is
urgent. The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes to Social
Action presents a comprehensive and nuanced review of the
psychological underpinnings of prejudicial thoughts and behaviors.
Author Lynne M. Jackson analyzes the psychological mechanisms that
underlie and maintain various forms of prejudice, such as learned
behavior, implicit bias, and evaluative and affective conditioning.
She highlights the developmental psychological roots of prejudice,
and examines how individuals weigh social values differently and
favor ingroup members. In doing so, she demonstrates in vivid
detail how, as Allport wrote,"defeated intellectually, prejudice
lingers emotionally." Jackson's interdisciplinary approach shows
how theoretical insights in psychology, sociology, and other
disciplines can help explicate complex social phenomena. Using
updated case examples and compelling research, this second edition
challenges students to think deeply about the troubling growth of
overt expressions of prejudice in society today. It also offers a
blueprint to help readers combat prejudice in their lives and
beyond, to create real and lasting social change.
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